2 Kings 11

Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people, that they should be the LORD's people, and also between the king and the people. And all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They thoroughly broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

(2Ki 11:17-18)

It only takes one… Just one. One person to take a stand, one person to call evil what it is, one person to remind the others of what the Lord desires and requires. In our story today Jehoiada the priest is that person. The whole nation makes an about face because this guy was willing to take a stand for righteousness. He drives out the evil, he makes right the national “wrongs”… and then he does something super important.

Jehoiada directs the people back to a proper relationship with the Lord. He re-establishes God’s order, and restores things to their proper place. We have mentioned often the fact that we are called a “kingdom of priests” in the New Testament, and I think that definitely applies to what we read today. It is our responsibility as believer’s to take a stand; to call good things good and evil things evil. We are to remind one another of what the Lord desires and requires.

How often are you willing to be the ONE? When was the last time you took a stand in a group of friends, classmates, or even among family and said, “This isn’t right”? It can be difficult to do, but it is what the Lord wants us to do. Jehoiada did it, and it turned the nation around… It could very well transform your friendships, your classroom, even your family! Take a stand… you won’t regret it!